<p><strong>Background:</strong>
Cancellations of planned surgeries are a well-recognized quality problem in
healthcare. They harm patients and waste resources, leading to increased healthcare
costs and undermining ...

<p>Adolescence is often characterized by delayed and irregular sleep patterns, with
potential negative consequences in terms of school performance and daytime
functioning. At the most extreme, a stably delayed sleep phase ...

<p>Background: For mainly unknown reasons, the Norwegian population has among the
highest incidence rates of osteoporotic fractures in the world. The risk of fracture has
been shown to vary within Norway, with higher ...

Several recent cohort studies have found an association between smoking and
breast cancer, but the association between lifetime smoking exposure and breast
cancer mortality is less well described. We examined whether ...

Arthritis of the knee is the most common type of
joint inflammatory disorder and it is associated with pain
and inflammation of the joint capsule. Few studies address
the effects of the 810-nm laser in such conditions. ...

<p>Background: General practitioners (GPs) adopt clinical practice guidelines to varying degrees. Several factors have been found to influence application of guidelines in practice and the GP is apparently the key actor. ...

<p>Background: The geriatric nursing home population is vulnerable to acute incidences in their health condition, due to longevity, multiple chronic illnesses and a low level of physical and mental function.</p><p>Aims: ...

<p>Aims: Our objective was to explore the use of codeine analgesics in individual patients in Norway, giving
special attention to the 10% who consume the highest amounts.</p> <p>Methods: We retrieved data from the Norwegian ...

Huntington's disease is a severe, dominantly inherited disease in which there is no curative treatment for. A person at risk can take a pre-symptomatic test that provides a safe answer if the person has inherited the ...